People · Australia
Alexander Lui
2×2 · top 9.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since July 2015 · 2015LUIA01
Alexander Lui has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.50, set at Perth Summer 2016, puts him in the top 9.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 689th in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since July 2015, he has put 117 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.50 in July 2015 to 11.91, an 18% improvement. Alexander has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.50 | 4.78 | top 9.0% | 689 / 8,727 | |
| 3×3 | 11.91 | 14.04 | top 13.7% | 1,235 / 11,943 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.00 | 11.06 | top 44.9% | 2,524 / 6,109 | |
| 4×4 | 1:12.93 | 1:20.74 | top 49.8% | 1,371 / 3,108 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.58 | 49.13 | top 64.8% | 1,545 / 2,685 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 22 Jan 2017Three personal bests in one day at Perth Summer 2017.
- 31 Jan 2016Three personal bests in one day at Perth Summer 2016.
- 18 Jul 2015First competition: Perth Winter 2015. A 14.50 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Perth Summer 2017 · 22 Jan 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Perth Summer 2016 · 31 Jan 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Perth Winter 2015 · 18 Jul 2015 — 2 personal bests set
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Luke Burong — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Andrew Lee — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Nicholas Johnson — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.